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MDS™ Orbit Platform Converged Communications for Hybrid Networks Today’s environment requires that utilities develop comprehensive communication networks to meet demanding and evolving user, geographic and regulatory requirements. This ever-changing landscape often forces utilities to work with a variety of technologies to reach their infrastructure assets. Multiple communication platforms and suppliers are usually needed to obtain adequate coverage for the broad range of application requirements. GE has addressed this challenge with the MDS Orbit platform. This next generation wireless communications solution integrates a range of technologies, from cellular to private, and licensed to unlicensed, supporting customers’ needs for secure private, public and hybrid communications networks. The MDS Orbit platform provides a comprehensive security framework to support three unique facets of enterprise requirements: device, user and network security. Meeting the needs for functional and application flexibility and ease of use, the MDS Orbit platform of products offers multiple interface options in a compact robust package which adapts freely to indoor and outdoor environments. Key Benefits • Comprehensive security enables customers to meet their current and future requirements • Networking capabilities extend and simplify the communications infrastructure • Consistent packaging and configuration streamlines engineering, operations, supply chain and support Comprehensive Security • Security capabilities include firewall, IPsec VPN, and certificate management • Secure boot cryptographic signature of firmware to prevent compromising the device • X.509 digital certificate management to simplify provisioning and lifecycle management • Integration with enterprise security systems (RADIUS, AAA, SCEP, and Syslog) Advanced System Performance • Deterministic application performance enabled through advanced Quality of Service (QoS) • Hardware accelerated switching and high performance processors minimize latency • Designed for harsh, rugged environments • Electro static discharge (ESD) protection Distribution Substation Communications • Extended temperature range (-40°C to + 70°C) • IEEE® 1613, and Class 1/Div 2 conformance • Automation, monitoring, diagnostics and field workforce information delivery • Video monitoring and VoIP/IP of substations and remote assets for physical security Distribution Automation • Fault Location, Isolation and Service Restoration (FLISR) communications • Distribution asset monitoring of key assets including transformer regulators, capacitor controllers and primary transformers Ease of Use & Integration • Interface options for application flexibility including 10/100 Ethernet and RS232/485 serial ports • Easy to use interface reduces complexity of provisioning, maintenance, training, support • Distributed generation integration and enablement • Wide input voltage at 10-60 V DC offers flexibility in power distribution Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) • Command Line Interface (CLI) programming for advanced provisioning and operation • Stranded meters from mesh network • AMI communication backhaul via Cellular (4G/3G) • AMI communication backhaul via unlicensed 900 MHz • USB console provides local, secure single point connection for device provisioning, configuration management and status monitoring

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MDS Orbit Platform Overview Today, utilities install and manage communication networks that are purposebuilt for each application due to networking technology limitations. With the MDS Orbit platform of products and software, utilities now have the opportunity to capitalize on uniform security to converge disparate applications within one network and reduce personnel training time. The platform uses a three tiered approach to security, covering the user, device and network. Disparate applications are easily managed across the platform through its ability to converge public, private and...

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MDS Orbit Application Example As seen in the application example below, MDS Orbit is a highly versatile industrial wireless platform that empowers utilities to converge all of their distribution automation applications over a single platform and single network with multiple wireless access technologies depending on terrain, customer concentrations and economy. The unlicensed 900 MHz MDS Orbit MCR-900 can be used in situations where assets are extended over large distances and terrains. The frequency hopping and spread spectrum technologies of the MDS Orbit MCR-900 radio enable it to...

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Substation Communications: 3G/4G Cellular Solution Utilities have distribution substations in remote areas of their franchise territory. Cellular coverage is often available at remote substations that may be outside of the utility’s established private network. These substations benefit from video surveillance to monitor for theft and equipment failure. Within the substation, the MDS Orbit MCR-WiFi stations communicate with the surveillance cameras and the MDS Orbit MCR-WiFi access point. The MDS Orbit MCR-4G with WiFi provides the aggregated data back to the control center over the...

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Distribution Automation: Private Unlicensed 900 MHz Solution This application shows the MDS Orbit MCR-900 store-and-forward capability. Store-and-forward allows the data to move from one MDS Orbit MCR-900 to another up to eight hops. This makes the product ideal for geographically challenged and rural areas with long-range data transfer requirements. 900 MHz ISM 30+ miles depending on topography 900 MHz ISM 30+ miles depending on topography 4G/3G/WiMAX/ 900 MHz Up to 500 total radios can connect to a single 900 MHz base station for a massive footprint Up to 8 hops per chain AMI Backhaul...

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MDS Orbit’s Comprehensive Security Framework A foundational building block for the MDS Orbit platform is security, a core competency area for GE and both a critical consideration and requirement for evaluating wireless communications systems for customers across all industry types and geographies. Customers typically face similar challenges and concerns when considering security for their wireless communications network assets. Those challenges include keeping up with changing standards, managing the network and device configuration, maintaining the appropriate level of availability,...

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